Posts Tagged ‘faith’

Where My Hope Lives

“I’m not sure how men and women without a strong view of God’s sovereignty and authority over all things handle things like this.” – Pastor Matt Chandler Oh, I cried. There have been...

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They are written, so that you might believe

There is a well-known worship leader/musician, who recently came out about a years-long affair. Lately, when a song by him would pop up on Pandora, I would hit “next,” and I’d find myself gettin...

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Taste & See

When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel...

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Failure is Not an Option — Wedded Wednesday

Tonight when I came home from an evening out, my husband was waiting by the door and his eyes crinkled as he pulled me toward him. He wanted to hear about my evening out with girls, and I showed him t...

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Bear with me, because I’m not sure where we’re going to go this morning. As I sit here, Montego’s head is resting on my foot, Shane & Shane’s Psalms album is playing on iTu...

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On Mothers

Today is Mother’s Day. Though I am no one’s mother, today is still a day to notice, as I was given the gift of a mother. I know that sometimes she questions her mothering — what pare...

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So Be Truly Glad

The morning of surgery — as we were driving in the dark at 4:45 am on our way to hospital — I checked my e-mail one last time from my phone. I had a message from Lauren that said she’...

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Sunday Morning Thinkings

Here’s the truth: Sometimes, I have doubts. I question. Sometimes it seems so miraculously impossible. I want to love Him so totally, but often I fail. What if I get to heaven and He says that I...

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Power in the Name

I’ll trust Him with my fertility. I’ll trust Him with my body. I’ll trust Him with my life. All I ask is that maybe you will too. Share on Facebook...

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Laid in a manager. Laid in a tomb

I was thinking today that it doesn’t really feel like Christmas. I’m normally in Ohio by now, hanging out with my mom, doing her last-minute holiday bidding. And then I thought, we’l...

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